buckle under
Example Sentences
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's government presents its first budget on Tuesday, a spending plan he says will provide "the answer" for an economy starting to buckle under US tariffs.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
The biscuit began to buckle under the weight of its own layers, the folds getting too heavy, too thin.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025
He did not buckle under pressure from Miller and shrugged off huge right hands from Hrgovic, winning both crucial fights inside the distance.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
He was widely revered not just as a war hero who refused to buckle under torture but also someone whose go-it-alone attitude reflected the state’s broad libertarian streak.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
His knees still buckle under him, and he cannot lift his feet properly, but he does manage to move.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
